Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 20, 2023
Submitted
April 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
52,165 hours, 15,382 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8221567102
Part serial
46R399
Condition
Faulty
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
27,054 hours, 8,357 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE "APP" BUTTON DOES NOT LIGHT WHEN DEPRESSED BUT THE FMA SHOWS THAT THE APPROACH/ILS IS ENGAGED. GROUNDED - YES. VERIFIED APP BUTTON INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSED. FOUND THAT THE BUTTON WOULD SPRING OUT TOO FAR WHEN DEPRESSED, LOSING CONTACT INTERNALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED DFCS MODE CONTROL PANEL IAW B737-800 AMM 22-11-34. PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED INSTALLATION TESTS IAW AMM 22-11-34. ALL TESTS PASS. PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED LLM MAINTENANCE TESTS IAW AMM 22-11-00. ALL REQUIRED TESTS PASS.